| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Towards a Theory of International Organizations -- On the Anthropology of the United Nations System -- Power in the Un Superbureaucracy: A New Byzantium? -- Permanence and Innovation in International Organisations -- A Typology of United Nations Organisations -- Selected Case Studies -- UNCTAD, Controversy Over International Trade -- International Secretariat or Servant of the G77?: a Portrait of UNCTAD* -- Unctad and Its Shareholders: Dialogue for Betterment -- Unesco, A Secretariat Under Fire -- The 'Politicization' of Un Specialized Agencies: The UNESCO SYNDROME -- The UNESCO Secretariat 'Decolonised'? Geographical Distribution of the Staff, 1972-84 -- A Regional Perspective -- Experts of the United Nations in Third World Development: A View From Asia -- Conclusion -- The United Nations: Unhappy Family |
| Summary |
This book concentrates on the bureaucratic aspects of the United Nation. It is intended to be educational, and indeed young people are intended to be a special audience. The book attempts to identify explanations for stability and initiative within international secretariats |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
David Pitt, Thomas G. Weiss |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 3, 2019) |
| Subject |
United Nations -- Officials and employees.
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development -- Officials and employees
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Unesco -- Officials and employees
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Unesco |
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United Nations |
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United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Employees
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- editor.
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Pitt, David C., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780429313028 |
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0429313020 |
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9781000231908 |
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1000231909 |
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9781000303780 |
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1000303780 |
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9781000267846 |
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1000267849 |
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